Allegorical Art Prints

Collection of 18th-century prints depicting allegorical themes, featuring figures like Truth and Time, illustrating moral narratives with rich symbolism and classical elements.

Hooghe, Romeyn de, Netherlands, Allegory of the death of Michiel de Ruyter, 1676, Allegory of the death of admiral Michiel de Ruyter, April 29, 1676. Mausoleum with the body of the deceased naval hero mourned by the Dutch Maiden, the Amsterdam city maiden and a woman with his family crest. Behind this Mercury, Fortune, Strength and other allegorical figures. On either side two columns with images of De Ruyter's victories. At the bottom an inscription on the pedestal of a column in Latin., print, prent, nieuwsprent, prints, prenten, height 530 mm, width 423 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1645-09-10 - 1708-06-15, print maker, printmaker, 1676 - 1677, fourth quarter 17th century, vier kwart 17e eeuw, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Work conception, after own design by
Hooghe, Romeyn de, Netherlands, Allegory of the death of Michiel de Ruyter, 1676, Allegory of the death of admiral Michiel de Ruyter, April 29, 1676. Mausoleum with the body of the deceased naval hero mourned by the Dutch Maiden, the Amsterdam city maiden and a woman with his family crest. Behind this Mercury, Fortune, Strength and other allegorical figures. On either side two columns with images of De Ruyter's victories. At the bottom an inscription on the pedestal of a column in Latin., print, prent, nieuwsprent, prints, prenten, height 530 mm, width 423 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1645-09-10 - 1708-06-15, print maker, printmaker, 1676 - 1677, fourth quarter 17th century, vier kwart 17e eeuw, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Work conception, after own design by